AorientedIMS/OBJECTIVES: the aim of this programme is to support school leaders in establishing learning for leadership dynamics to student achievement and engagement to transform school culture

CONTENT: Leadership for Learning in theory and practice as it is related to student achievement and engagement

STRUCTURE: 4 modules of 7 hours

Leadership for learning (L4L) is a dynamic that fosters positive learning stances of leaders and professionals as well as students throughout the school, with the non-negotiable goal of ensuring high student achievement and engagement. School leaders are called upon to create conditions for equity and excellence by engaging all actors in leadership, identifying and leveraging expertise, fostering professional learning for equity and excellence, aligning activities to a clear vision of the future and creating a social architecture and communication channels to foster school-specific goals. This programme comprises a series of 4 modules over on aspects of L4L to support leaders’ learning as they develop and implement their strategies for transforming school culture and building capacity. Participants conduct practice-based development projects during the course and reflect on their experiences by learning from the emerging future and moving from best practice to next practice.
Professional learning communities are formed as creative spaces for collaborative reflection on individual and school-specific development processes with a view to foster innovation and change patterns of thinking and doing.
In the school year 2016-2017 school principals attend with 2-3 teacher leaders to drive school change through shared leadership for learning. Together they identify and develop tools, routines and structures that will support their school’s transformation toward equity and excellence.

The courses will be presented in English; participants should have an adequate level of English in order to fully benefit from the course.

The course is intended for teacher leaders of the autonomous Province of Trento, with whom the headmasters that are attending IPRASE's Leading Learning course will conduct projects in the school year 2016-2017